Corporate and Property Lawyer

Stoke-on-Trent City Council; Hempstalls; Hybrid; GBP 42.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid and flexible working options

Local government pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Training and apprenticeship programs

Generous holidays

Zusammenfassung

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a qualified solicitor or Fellow of CILEX to join our Regulatory, Corporate and Property Team to handle corporate and property work. You will advise on contracts, governance, procurement, and land transactions, manage a caseload, and provide high‑level legal guidance to committees and officers.

You will support senior leaders, deliver efficient legal support to the Council and its Departments, and stay ahead of legislation to ensure compliance with

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Solicitor or Fellow of CILEX with corporate/property experience.
• Strong drafting skills for high‑level legal documents.
• Experience in contracts, governance, information law, and procurement.
• Ability to manage own caseload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to advise at committees and tribunals.

Aufgaben

• Support senior leaders to align legal services with strategic objectives.
• Deliver efficient legal support to the Council, Committees and Departments.
• Provide timely legal advice to Members and officers on Council functions.
• Stay ahead of legislation and ensure compliance with procedures and the law.

Kenntnisse

Corporate law

Property law

Drafting high‑level documents

Negotiation

Public procurement

Governance

Advice to committees

Ausbildung

Qualified Solicitor or Fellow of CILEX

Jobbeschreibung

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Solicitor or Fellow of CILEX to join our Regulatory, Corporate and Property Team to undertake all aspects of corporate and property work. You will handle a diverse caseload covering corporate and property law, including: Contracts, public procurement, partnerships, governance, information law, insolvency, grants and loans Conveyancing, property disputes, high-value sales and purchases, leases, licences and community asset transfers. In this role you will manage complex cases, negotiate with solicitors and third parties, draft high-level legal documents and act as a trusted legal advisor at high-profile committees, tribunals, panels and working groups.

• Support senior leaders including the Principal Solicitor, Head of Service and Director to ensure our legal services meet the Council's business needs and customer requirements in line with strategic objectives.
• Deliver efficient and effective legal support to the Council, Committees and Departments.
• Stay ahead of legislation and local authority issues, providing clear advice and guidance to Members, officers and corporate bodies on complex legal matters, ensuring compliance with procedures and the law.
• Provide timely, practical legal advice to elected Members, officers and partners on the Council's functions.
• Have predominantly corporate law background
• A high level of understanding and awareness of the legal environment
• Experience in drafting a range of legal documentation relevant to the role
• Ability to work independently to management own caseload to meet deadlines

Our city

Our city Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery. Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'. But we don't just want to celebrate our proud past - we firmly believe that Stoke‑on‑Trent's best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high‑quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well‑paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.

• A competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme
• Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes, When you work for Stoke‑on‑Trent City Council you'll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We'll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.

Our commitment to you

Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke‑on‑Trent's greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive. Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need. Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under‑represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.